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Sustainable Living
Sustainable Living courses available in Byron Bay and Mullumbimby
Do you dream of living more sustainably? Gain the hands-on skills and knowledge to make that dream a reality.
Learn to reduce your footprint on the planet in an affordable way, engage positively with your surroundings and help your community gain the benefits of sustainability too.
Choose from our nationally-recognised Permaculture certificate courses to one-day workshops and short courses.
Develop your interests in sustainability by enrolling, today.
AHC30722 - Certificate III in Horticulture
Do you want to grow your passion, while creating and nurturing diverse types of green environments? A career in horticulture is a great choice if you enjoy working outdoors. It can provide you with vast opportunities to work within a wide range of horticulture settings. You will be guided by our highly skilled, industry current trainers who will help you develop the personal and professional skills required to start your career as a sought-after horticulturist, in an evolving and...
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Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate III in Horticulture AHC30722.
- Transport and store chemicals (AHCCHM304)
- Operate machinery and equipment (AHCMOM304)
- Control plant pests, diseases and disorders (AHCPMG302)
- Control weeds (AHCPMG301)
- Operate pressurised irrigation systems (AHCIRG346)
- Perform specialist amenity pruning (AHCPGD309)
- Identify and select plants (AHCPCM308)
- Contribute to workplace health and safety processes (AHCWHS302)
- Apply environmentally sustainable work practices (AHCWRK320)
- Prepare and apply chemicals to control pest, weeds and diseases (AHCCHM307)
- Implement soil improvements for garden and turf areas (AHCSOL304)
- Implement a landscape maintenance program (AHCPGD310)
- Implement a plant nutrition program (AHCPCM305)
- Implement a propagation plan (AHCNSY313)
- Prepare growing media (AHCSOL305)
- Maintain nursery plants (AHCNSY308)
- Provide information on plants and their culture (AHCPCM306)
AHC30722 - Certificate III in Horticulture
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This course has no current classes. Please the waiting list.
AHC33822 - Certificate III in Permaculture
Are you interested in learning permaculture skills to help make lives, homes and communities more sustainable? We offer you the opportunity to immerse yourself in sustainable living in Byron Shire, the green heart of the North Coast. Make like-minded friends in this highly practical course as you gain experience and confidence to transition your life and the lives of others towards a better future. You will learn: Permaculture principles and ethics Integrated plant and animal...
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Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate III in Permaculture AHC33822.
- Maintain integrated plant and animal systems (AHCPER332)
- Establish a permaculture system (AHCPER324)
- Develop recommendations for integrated plant and animal systems (AHCPER414)
- Communicate permaculture system principles to stakeholders (AHCPER322)
- Conduct site inspections (AHCWRK322)
- Select plant and animal species for permaculture systems (AHCPER335)
- Test, improve and maintain healthy soil in a permaculture system (AHCPER336)
- Install and maintain permaculture water management systems (AHCPER326)
- Use the characteristics of plant resilience in a permaculture system (AHCPER323)
- Mitigate plant pests, diseases and disorders in a permaculture system (AHCPER325)
- Coordinate preparation and storage of produce from a permaculture system (AHCPER329)
- Monitor weather conditions (AHCWRK314)
- Coordinate propagation activities for a permaculture system (AHCPER331)
- Read and interpret property maps and plans (AHCPER334)
- Install structures for permaculture systems (AHCPER327)
AHC33822 - Certificate III in Permaculture
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Composting and Worm Farming
Partnering with worms to create healthy soil makes good eco-sense. In this workshop, you will learn how to make a worm farm, how to care for the worms and how to work with worm leachate (juice) and castings. The tricks of hot and cool composting will be shared so you have endless food for your worms. You will learn to: Make a worm farm Care for worms Make worm tea with leachate (juice) Make hot and cool composting What to bring: Journal to take notes and clothes to work in....
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Native Plant Identification and Wild Foods
Join us for an introduction into the wonderful world of plant identification and become familiar with some of our local rainforest species and unique wild foods. In the spirit of fun and inquiry, we will cover some basic and intermediate level botanic terminology, identify rainforest species, plant families, and discover what edible fruits, shoots and roots are available in this area. We will delve deeper into the nuances of plant ID and the interconnectedness of plant Families,...
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Caring for Water Places
Do you live near a creek, river or estuary that looks in poor shape? Are you interested in helping them come back to life? Sadly, many of our beautiful water places are seriously degraded through development and historic land use practices. In this short course you will learn how to determine the quality of your waterway and gain knowledge and experience to take steps to fix it, in the process restoring aquatic plant and animal life, drawing down some carbon and healing the planet....
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Bamboo Yurt Workshop
Join us in this hands-on workshop where we share our knowledge and skills from years of experience working with this amazing material. We will be building an 8 meter bamboo yurt, creating a usable, undercover area that is both beautiful and sustainable. The yurt structure is economical, eco-friendly, strong and can be built in many configurations to suit your site requirements. This workshop will include: Introduction to bamboo and its building properties Site visit to learn about...
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Permaculture On A Plate
Want to diversify your garden and experiment with unusual perennial vegetables? Cassava, Yams and Madagascar Bean are just a few that thrive with little effort and produce abundantly in the subtropics. Your tutor, Sharon, has been growing perennials for many years, experimenting with traditional techniques and developing her own delicious recipes. She will introduce perennial vegetables in season now and share techniques for growing, harvesting and processing perennial vegetables,...
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Beekeeping - Level 2
This is the next level from an Introduction To Beekeeping, which is a prerequisite to this course. You will be working in pairs on live bee hives. You’ll be covering such things as safety and risk management, opening and inspecting a hive, assessing pests and diseases, swarm control, Queen raising, honey extraction, processing, packaging and more. Those who haven’t yet started would benefit from the confidence and skill building gained by this next level, while those that have bees...
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Growing Herbs At Home
Growing your own herbs is a fun and easy way to ensure you have just what you need to add extra flavour and nutrients to your dishes. Even though they are easy to grow, there are certain growing techniques best used in our sub-tropical climate. After 23 years of propagating and selling herbs at Byron Bay Herb Nursery, Deb shares a few tips for local production so you can enjoy an all year round, productive and attractive herb garden. Location is wheelchair accessible. Additional...
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AHC42116 - Certificate IV in Permaculture
Come on the journey to grow your permaculture know-how right in the green heart of Northern NSW! Permaculture is a richly rewarding career, where you can immerse yourself in sustainable living and organic farming practices. It can provide you with opportunities to work in community development locally and internationally, aid projects, integrated food production or design for sustainable living. This Certificate IV Qualification aims to expand your existing knowledge of...
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Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate IV in Permaculture AHC42116.
- Provide advice on permaculture principles and practices (AHCPER401)
- Design harvesting and storage systems for permaculture products (AHCPER407)
- Manage a permaculture seed bank (AHCPER409)
- Identify and analyse bioregional characteristics and resources (AHCPER406)
- Manage organic soil improvement (AHCORG403)
- Recommend approaches for sustainable community and bioregional development (AHCPER410)
- Design an urban permaculture system (AHCPER403)
- Operate within a sustainable community and bioregional development program (AHCPER411)
- Plan and implement permaculture works (AHCPER404)
- Select appropriate technology for a permaculture system (AHCPER405)
- Evaluate suitability of species as solutions for permaculture applications (AHCPER413)
- Cost a project (AHCBUS407)
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